Employees head back inside Springfield town hall after suspicious package scare

SPRINGFIELD -- Employees were heading back to town hall after an evacuation caused by a suspicious package found outside the building, authorities said.

Police found the package at 7:53 a.m., authorities said. Less than an hour later, the Union County Bomb Square cleared the package and allowed workers back inside, said Springfield Police Sgt. Richard Mickles. An investigation is ongoing.

Google MapsThe town hall in Springfield, where a suspicious package was found.